amdgpu_vce_firmware_name(9)

✨ amdgpu_vce_firmware_name ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual 💅 this one's about amdgpu_vce_firmware_name and honestly it's giving "small function, big main character energy" 🌟

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🌸 NAME 🌸

amdgpu_vce_firmware_name — literally determines the firmware file name for VCE 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

const char * amdgpu_vce_firmware_name (struct amdgpu_device *adev );

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• adev — an amdgpu_device pointer, aka the vibe check on which GPU we're talking about 🫶

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

okay so listen 👀 every single chip that has VCE IP may need a different firmware. no cap, they're all a little unique like that 💅

This function returns the name of the VCE firmware file that's appropriate for the current chip. that's it, that's the whole gig ✨ iconic behavior honestly 👑

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

bestie the related lore is extensive, buckle up 🎢

Kernel file ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vce.c

• amdgpu_vce_early_init(9)
• amdgpu_vce_sw_init(9)
• amdgpu_vce_sw_fini(9)
• amdgpu_vce_entity_init(9)
• amdgpu_vce_suspend(9)
• amdgpu_vce_resume(9)
• amdgpu_vce_idle_work_handler(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_begin_use(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_end_use(9)
• amdgpu_vce_free_handles(9)
• amdgpu_vce_get_create_msg(9)
• amdgpu_vce_get_destroy_msg(9)
• amdgpu_vce_validate_bo(9)
• amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc(9)
• amdgpu_vce_validate_handle(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_parse_cs_vm(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_emit_ib(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_emit_fence(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_test_ring(9)
• amdgpu_vce_ring_test_ib(9)

like I said. a whole squad 🌈

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and that's the whole page bestie, no notes 💜 this was the Kernel API Manual, coming at you from ./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu, dated October 2026 — slay, go read some kernel source, ily bye 🫶✨🍓